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Tattersall's Cup - NE
Australia, July 28-August 25, 2004
Race 1 - July 28: City of Wyndham Classic, 140.2km
Mathew I rules in Werribee
Young South Australian cyclist Mathew Rex began the $25,500 Tattersall's Cup Cycling series in a blaze of glory, downing his more senior opponents at today's finish in Werribee.
It was a brilliant tactical ride from the 19 -year-old who was in a group of 15 riders that broke clear at 77 kilometres of the race to grab the leader's jersey by 6 seconds from New South Welshman Peter Milostic, with another South Australian Stephen Cunningham third.
The Tattersall's Cup has more at stake than just winning and losing, the five race series regarded as Australia's premier domestic road cycling event. It took on an international flavor, with New Zealand and Uruguay entries received and every state in Australia represented. Riders are also vying for top 10 status to gain entry into the Herald Sun Tour.
125 riders faced the starter, with some landing in Australia at 6am the day of the race from China where they had been competing. Amid cool, drizzly conditions and despite the peleton staying intact for almost 70 kms of the 140 km race, the pace was a cracker, at times reaching 60 kms on the open flat terrain before skirting the Brisbane ranges.
Despite many attacks being mounted, it was finally a group of 15 that managed to jump away to open a gap of over 4 minutes with 40 kms to go. In that group were some very well credentialled riders, headed by Uruguayan Hector Morales , Peter Milostic (NSW), William Walker, David Pell and Dominic Gatto, of Victoria, with Queenslander Tony Mann always poised for an attack.
It was the final 10 kilometres that perhaps was the most exciting, attack after attack saw riders watching each other looking to grasp the slightest edge. Finally 3 kilometres from the finish at the Werribee Racecourse, the youngest of the pack Mathew Rex seized his opportunity on nullifying Morales' attack to jump clear by 100 metres with the rest stalking each other, thinking they had the South Australian covered.
It was not to be. Looking over his shoulder at the chasing group worrying about each other, Rex kept the momentum to hold them safely on the line to record a moral boosting win by 6 seconds and record his best result ever.
Mathew Rex's background is not a cycling one, his chosen sport was rowing but after having fitness tests and analysis at the South Australian Sports Institute he was advised to take up cycling and become a track sprinter.
Results
1 Mathew Rex 3.20.27 2 Peter Milostic 0.06 3 Stephen Cunningham 4 Hector Morales 5 David Pell 6 William Walker 7 Tony Mann 8 Dominic Gatto 9 Matthew Lloyd 10 James Meadley 11 Daniel Newnham 0.10 12 Ryan Moody 0.33 13 Samuel Rix 0.38 14 Dylan Newell 0.58 15 Sean Finning 3.21 16 Tim Decker 4.56 17 Mark Hooper 18 Andy Graham 19 Trent Perry 20 Tony Challinor 21 Trent Stevenson 22 David Tozer 23 Peter Pape 24 Adam Forster 25 Mat Goold 26 Ross Edwards 27 Chris D'Amelio 28 Nathan Wise 29 Jarrod Clark 30 Travis Johnston 31 Simon Walker 32 Ross Machejefski 33 Craig Johnson 34 Peter Ladd 35 Jason Heggert 36 Stephen Rossendell 37 Ben Edwards 38 Tim Walker 39 Tim Hucker 40 Peter Mueller 41 Nigel Dunstone 42 Nick Kiraly 43 Justin Quinton 44 Tommy Nankervis 45 Chris Jenkins 46 David Tanner 47 Carl Cubitt 48 Matthew Heath 49 George Vallins 50 Cameron Wise 51 Chris Tymms 52 Gary Clively 53 Tim Buchanan 54 Gaethan Cutri 55 Danel Bennett 56 Anthony Smith 57 Brenton Slotegraaf 58 Jade Frankel 59 Colin Thornton 60 Samuel Lee 61 Heath Keenan 62 Mike Teggelove 63 Sam Bach 64 Daniel McConnell 65 Casey Munro 66 Damien Turner 67 Patrick Shaw 5.09 68 Brent Skippen 69 Damian Forster 5.16 70 Heath Riley 5.28 71 Damien Harbison 6.31 72 Daniel Nelms 6.33 73 Warren Nelson 6.56 74 Lucien Keene 7.52 75 Ben O'Leary 76 Dylan Boone 77 Patrick Varas 9.59 78 Chris Pascoe 13.48 79 James Maebus 15.16 80 Daniel Furmston 16.23 81 Aaron Wilson 82 Phil Gough 16.31 83 Ashley Hayat 84 Gary Pertile 85 Cameron Malouf 86 Will Wettenhall 18.01 87 Lee Robinson 88 Ed Knowles 89 Scott Lyttle 18.06 90 Jonathon Tainsh 18.07 91 Mat Szymczak 18.09 92 Yvor Bucek 23.29 93 Tim Joiner 94 Grant Webster 27.10 95 Alex James 27.22 DNF Christopher Bradford DNF Ashley Baines DNF Julian Blackwell DNF Mark Heintz DNF David Hiley DNF Dennis Markouris DNF Brian McNamara DNF Daniel Rutherford DNF Jason Ryan DNF Adrian Salter DNF Cliinton Slotegraaf DNF Cameron Streistermanis DNF Johnny Walker DNF Marc William DNF Andrew Wyper Points after round one 1 Mathew Rex 23 pts 2 Peter Milostic 21 3 Stephen Cunningham 20 4 Hector Morales 19 5 David Pell 18 6 William Walker 17 7 Tony Mann 16 8 Dominic Gatto 15 9 Matthew Lloyd 14 10 James Meadley 13 11 Daniel Newnham 12 12 Ryan Moody 11 13 Samuel Rix 10 14 Dylan Newell 9 15 Sean Finning 8 Mountains classification 1 James Meadley 3 pts 1 William Walker 3 3 Sean Finning 2 3 Casey Munro 2 5 Ashley Baines 1 5 Peter Milostic 1 Sprint classification 1 James Meadley 12 pts 2 Sean Finning 8 3 Tim Buchanan 6 3 Peter Milostic 6 5 Ashley Baines 4 6 Mathew Rex 3 7 Tony Mann 2 8 Daniel Newnham 1
